NEW DELHI -- Nearly three decades after a 16th-century mosque was demolished by Hindu hardliners, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday visited Ayodhya, the site of the incident, to lay the foundation of a new planned Hindu temple.
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Modi attends Hindu temple groundbreaking at razed mosque site
Critics claim prime minister used visit to promote nationalist policies of BJP
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi performs the groundbreaking ceremony of a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Ram, in Ayodhya, India on Aug. 5. (Photo courtesy of India's Press Information Bureau)
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